Jaap Rameijer's Blog

Time for another newsletter. For much has happened these last few weeks. Just like all the other weeks. There were many high high’s and many low low’s. There always, are but this time things were really hectic. The computer went down, we got serious problems with part of our old central heating system, our accountant discovered that he had made a mistake in our tax return documents, costing us another, extra 2.000, - euro’s and I got almost killed when a crazy Frenchman overtook a truck between Limoux and Couiza, just when I came from round the bend (in the road). Tired, a lot of stress, some rather turbulent personal experiences and all that in an uneasy world.

Happy Birthday Dear Jaap!

It's a shame that everyone and everything that's 70 years old is nowhere near as loving, kind, wise, gentle and inspirational as you.

But at least we have you. 

It is cold outside. But inside it is warm. The fire is burning and my heart is burning as well, with love. Winter is coming. Time for reflection. Time for all the many things that have to be done. Maintenance, repair, administration, writing, you name it.

I wasn’t going to write another newsletter this year, but you know me. So much has happened in the last few weeks, so many beautiful pictures, so much to share with you.

And the world, what is happening to the world? It is quiet now but I feel that a lot is still happening. Below deck, or behind the screens. And I feel that people are getting stronger, and are getting to know themselves better.  And are slowly changing their attitude, their focus. Things are happening at last. And we are part of it. Isn’t that wonderful?

We are visited recently by simply amazing clouds. Just to share with you, have a wonderful day!

As you can see I am back home again. Having some time to write. This will probably be the last newsletter of 2014. But then you just had four of them in a row.

This is about our trip to Bretagne. Where Franklin had to attend a seminar by Annie Sloan. The woman who is selling that wonderful, biological, magical paint all over the world, including in Joke’s and Franklin’s shop ‘Renaissance’ in Quillan.

It was good to travel together. For it was over 900 kilometers. And during the time that Franklin was studying paint, I was studying churches, cathedrals, Black Madonna’s, Notre Dame’s, magic places, menhirs and dolmens. You could say it was a MM & MM trip, a Mary Magdalene and Megalith Menhirs trip. So dear friends, please enjoy!